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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      22,535</td>
<td class="r data">       2,495</td>
<td class="r data">    11.1</td>
<td class="r data">       9,682</td>
<td class="r data">       1,176</td>
<td class="r data">    12.1</td>
<td class="r data">      12,853</td>
<td class="r data">       1,319</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      26,662</td>
<td class="r data">       2,676</td>
<td class="r data">    10.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,498</td>
<td class="r data">       1,311</td>
<td class="r data">    11.4</td>
<td class="r data">      15,164</td>
<td class="r data">       1,365</td>
<td class="r data">     9.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      29,917</td>
<td class="r data">       2,669</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
<td class="r data">      13,204</td>
<td class="r data">       1,351</td>
<td class="r data">    10.2</td>
<td class="r data">      16,713</td>
<td class="r data">       1,318</td>
<td class="r data">     7.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      30,299</td>
<td class="r data">       2,668</td>
<td class="r data">     8.8</td>
<td class="r data">      13,519</td>
<td class="r data">       1,370</td>
<td class="r data">    10.1</td>
<td class="r data">      16,780</td>
<td class="r data">       1,298</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      29,597</td>
<td class="r data">       2,521</td>
<td class="r data">     8.5</td>
<td class="r data">      13,333</td>
<td class="r data">       1,308</td>
<td class="r data">     9.8</td>
<td class="r data">      16,264</td>
<td class="r data">       1,213</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      28,296</td>
<td class="r data">       2,193</td>
<td class="r data">     7.8</td>
<td class="r data">      13,169</td>
<td class="r data">       1,146</td>
<td class="r data">     8.7</td>
<td class="r data">      15,127</td>
<td class="r data">       1,047</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      25,701</td>
<td class="r data">       2,103</td>
<td class="r data">     8.2</td>
<td class="r data">      12,399</td>
<td class="r data">       1,149</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
<td class="r data">      13,302</td>
<td class="r data">         954</td>
<td class="r data">     7.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      21,557</td>
<td class="r data">       1,884</td>
<td class="r data">     8.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,646</td>
<td class="r data">       1,055</td>
<td class="r data">     9.9</td>
<td class="r data">      10,911</td>
<td class="r data">         829</td>
<td class="r data">     7.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      19,152</td>
<td class="r data">       1,725</td>
<td class="r data">     9.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,747</td>
<td class="r data">         991</td>
<td class="r data">    10.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,405</td>
<td class="r data">         734</td>
<td class="r data">     7.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      13,951</td>
<td class="r data">       1,159</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">       7,196</td>
<td class="r data">         652</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
<td class="r data">       6,755</td>
<td class="r data">         507</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      22,208</td>
<td class="r data">       2,459</td>
<td class="r data">    11.1</td>
<td class="r data">       9,509</td>
<td class="r data">       1,160</td>
<td class="r data">    12.2</td>
<td class="r data">      12,699</td>
<td class="r data">       1,299</td>
<td class="r data">    10.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      26,340</td>
<td class="r data">       2,647</td>
<td class="r data">    10.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,355</td>
<td class="r data">       1,300</td>
<td class="r data">    11.4</td>
<td class="r data">      14,985</td>
<td class="r data">       1,347</td>
<td class="r data">     9.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      29,583</td>
<td class="r data">       2,638</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
<td class="r data">      13,068</td>
<td class="r data">       1,332</td>
<td class="r data">    10.2</td>
<td class="r data">      16,515</td>
<td class="r data">       1,306</td>
<td class="r data">     7.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      29,929</td>
<td class="r data">       2,626</td>
<td class="r data">     8.8</td>
<td class="r data">      13,350</td>
<td class="r data">       1,348</td>
<td class="r data">    10.1</td>
<td class="r data">      16,579</td>
<td class="r data">       1,278</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      29,215</td>
<td class="r data">       2,490</td>
<td class="r data">     8.5</td>
<td class="r data">      13,134</td>
<td class="r data">       1,292</td>
<td class="r data">     9.8</td>
<td class="r data">      16,081</td>
<td class="r data">       1,198</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      27,899</td>
<td class="r data">       2,161</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
<td class="r data">      12,982</td>
<td class="r data">       1,127</td>
<td class="r data">     8.7</td>
<td class="r data">      14,917</td>
<td class="r data">       1,034</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      25,326</td>
<td class="r data">       2,060</td>
<td class="r data">     8.1</td>
<td class="r data">      12,220</td>
<td class="r data">       1,132</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
<td class="r data">      13,106</td>
<td class="r data">         928</td>
<td class="r data">     7.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      21,272</td>
<td class="r data">       1,867</td>
<td class="r data">     8.8</td>
<td class="r data">      10,514</td>
<td class="r data">       1,046</td>
<td class="r data">     9.9</td>
<td class="r data">      10,758</td>
<td class="r data">         821</td>
<td class="r data">     7.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      18,905</td>
<td class="r data">       1,708</td>
<td class="r data">     9.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,632</td>
<td class="r data">         983</td>
<td class="r data">    10.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,273</td>
<td class="r data">         725</td>
<td class="r data">     7.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      13,782</td>
<td class="r data">       1,150</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">       7,117</td>
<td class="r data">         646</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
<td class="r data">       6,665</td>
<td class="r data">         504</td>
<td class="r data">     7.6</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         272</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
<td class="r data">         140</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    10.0</td>
<td class="r data">         132</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    13.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         274</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">     8.8</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     6.7</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    10.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         276</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
<td class="r data">         163</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         313</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
<td class="r data">         139</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
<td class="r data">         174</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">     9.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         325</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
<td class="r data">         165</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">     7.9</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         343</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">     8.5</td>
<td class="r data">         157</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">     5.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         329</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
<td class="r data">         158</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">     8.2</td>
<td class="r data">         171</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         241</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">     6.2</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         213</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     8.2</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     7.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     5.1</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     7.3</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    10.4</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    26.1</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">     8.8</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     8.8</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    13.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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